
March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.10%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.35% this morning as market participants braced for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and U.S. megacap tech earnings.
Futures on the Nasdaq 100 outperformed as semiconductor stocks climbed in pre-market trading after Dutch firm ASML Holding reported stronger-than-expected Q4 order bookings. Micron Technology (MU), KLA Corp. (KLAC), and Applied Materials (AMAT) are up more than +3%.